Amistad - Federal court records Free

The Spanish schooner "Amistad" was seized by the US Navy in 1839. It was transporting slaves, which were illegal cargo at that time. District and circuit court records considered claims of salvage by the ship's owners and officers, by the US Navy, and by the Queen of Spain. These claims go to the core of the abolition movement, and show the workings of the courts and the thinking of the times.…More

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Anyone interested in the complete story of the Amistad Africans needs to know about Farmington CT where the freed captives resided for 8 months until a ship was raised to return them to Africa. Contact Farmington Historical Society. See Web page